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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
5
Mr Brown criticizes pupil nonpayment while noting many can pay but won’t. County teachers’ salaries are months behind. tuition funds cover only janitor, wood, chalk and lights. A local drive is urged to collect all overdue amounts and stop debt.
Alumni and former graduates joined the motorcade to Albany while CCC boys stood at attention for the governors. Faculty to return home for Christmas. several ex-students plan visits. Nita Richardson and Virginia Perkins noted social visits. teachers and students to enjoy a two week Christmas vacation. The Second Grade Christmas program featured multiple songs and recitations led by pupils and teachers.
Taunton hosts a winter recital featuring readings of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and Onward Christian Soldiers. Performers deliver traditional carols in a small-town cultural program highlighting historic tunes and community music.
The third grade boys secured the arithmetic contest last week and the class bids readers goodbye for the holidays. Several measles cases among room students are noted, with wishes for quick recovery and a merry Christmas. A party on December 15 featured Christmas stories and new games.
Fourth grade pupils recall a Saturday picnic flow to Christmas cheer. They mention Miss Snyder’s accompaniment, two weeks vacation for Christmas, and a Friday afternoon tree. They express hope that all behaved well so Santa would visit.
Fifth grade reports two weeks off for Christmas with tree activities and Gov. Talmadge sighting. Sixth grade notes a decorated tree, tests, and returning classmates Ladie Renfroe and Gray Fountain. Eighth grade wishes a Merry Christmas to Bublar area. Ninth grade covers a pound party, sickness absenteeism, biology birds and osmosis experiments, plus two weeks vacation.
We seniors joke about fate and work, hoping parents drop plans for us. The class play earned only five dollars for the whole room, shrinking holiday cheer. Miss Luke and Ed Davis share quips about Luther’s birth year, as Mr Pyron addresses the senior class.
Pansy Riley wrote a single sentence about condensed milk. When asked why she explained the topic, and Mr. Rickman faced an awkward dinner moment when asked to say grace. He turned to a young girl who replied that her father bids the table to go easy on the butter, noting the high price of butter at six dollars a pound.
Agriculture boys completed their classroom and shop building after a pause for material. They raised lumber via a play and private donations, built during class and Saturdays, and opened a public canning shop. The project is described as among the best in the state. the FFA held its largest meeting to date inviting notable members and Mr White.
County agent G C Daniel notes cooperation has moved the South toward cotton program recovery in 1984. Despite gains, surplus keeps prices low. contracts printing for 6,600,000 copies aim to cut base acreage 40 percent, with parity payments and rent tied to productivity. Extension workers administer the plan, with updates in the Butler Herald.
The options arrived Saturday with a letter delaying delivery until further word from Washington. On Monday permission was granted to deliver once all necessary forms had arrived. County Agent has received all but one form to handle the option matter.
The county agent says farmers holding options should await notification to visit the office and sign papers. Options allow borrowing four cents or exercising for cash, with $20 per bale upfront and rights to extra money if prices rise beyond 10 cents by a contract date. Agents aim to complete option work before the large 1084 cotton acreage reduction campaign begins.
Ashburn Ga Det 10 Joe Lawrence 72 year old farmer editor and stock raiser argues salvation for farmers lies at home in their own backyards. He cites the cow and hog program and notes his trip from Ashburn to Wannaven as Georgia representative on the parity price committee for cotton. Lawrence says farmers across the country share the view that Americans must live at home and board at the same place. He believes Washington is taking steps to aid farmers and that under President Roosevelt and his assistants the farm situation will improve for owners and operators who rely on farming for food.
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